Together, we can give each child more than a day, more than a month, more than survival.

Did you know that every year in Haiti, 9600 children die at birth? Although impressive and unacceptable, this figure is still marginal on a global scale. Indeed, according to a new report on neonatal mortality published today by UNICEF and available here, there are 7,000 newborns in the world who die every day.

“We know that the vast majority of these babies can be saved by providing affordable, quality health care for every mother and newborn. Small gestures from each of us would help ensure the first steps of these newborns in life. Says Henrietta H. Fore Executive Director of UNICEF.

In Haiti, at the maternity Isaie Jeanty near Cité-Soleil, a rather difficult area of the capital Port-au-Prince, this little miracle occurs every day. For Liliane Jean-Charles, a young mother living in the area of Canapé Vert, this second universal experience of childbirth went very well for her.

Liliane Jean-Charles, a young mother living in the area of Canapé Vert, this second universal experience of childbirth went very well for her. She loves children.

“There was pain, but the doctors took very good care of me during the delivery says Liliane. Despite the rather limited technical resources of this maternity, Liliane really felt that there was a pair of safe hands to accommodate her baby at birth and in the minutes that followed. “They showed a lot of patients waiting for the baby to show up,” says Liliale, already standing next to her bed, just minutes after giving birth.

His baby named Christopher is his second: “I love children because it’s a gift from God. It’s a gift that embellishes the house. Because without children, there are no flowers in the house.”

Thanks to the care of MIJ medical staff, Liliane Jean-Charles and her little Christopher will be able to return home quickly.

For the year 2017, 3340 childbirths were performed at the Maternity Isaie Jeanty of Port-au-Prince. UNICEF is contributing in his way to this challenge by strengthening the technical and logistical capacities of the maternity ward by distributing various equipment, accessories and materials such as gynecological tables, medical instruments and products.

Together, we can give each child more than a day, more than a month, more than survival.